Using Schooling Shows to Get to Big Wins
Wednesday, August 28 2024
By Valerie Pride
Hopefully, wherever you are, you have access to some summertime opportunities at low-key, grassroots showing excursions that provide us with real experience and expertise! Daytime or nighttime, it’s real time spent with your horse to gain … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, The Classic Insider
The Best Weekend All Year
Tuesday, July 23 2024
By Valerie Pride
It doesn’t matter if you’re riding, spectating, volunteering or anything and everything in between—the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event is by far the best weekend all year indeed! I look forward to this iconic event annually. Always the … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, Z-Blogs
When it’s Time for the Next Horse or Pony
Saturday, May 04 2024
By Margie Sugarman
“There is no other feeling in the world to compare with it if one loves a great horse. It gives a thrill that nothing else ever can. It cannot be put into words, because words cannot express … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'
Debbie Disbrow, RAMM Fence and Stalls: Safe Spaces for Horses
Saturday, May 04 2024
By Britney Grover
RAMM Fence and Stalls was born from a true need—a need Debbie Disbrow discovered because of her passion for horses. “At RAMM we strive to help equestrians with safer alternatives for both inside and outside of their … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'
Michael Middleton: Honoring Mustangs Through Contemporary Ceramics
Friday, April 05 2024
By Shya Beth
Michael Middleton’s ceramic art may not be depicting horses in the traditional sense of paintings and sculptures, yet his work infuses the essence of the wild Corolla Mustangs through horsehair pottery. Never able to recreate the same … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'
Haydeh & Darya Davoudi: An Epic Adventure
Wednesday, March 27 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kristie Scholten
Mother-daughter duo Haydeh and Darya Davoudi are working hand in hand to accomplish their equestrian dreams. As Darya focuses on competing in the hunter and equitation rings, Haydeh has immersed herself in Darya’s … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature, What's Happenin'
James & Helen Alliston: Sharing Life, Horses and Eventing
Sunday, March 24 2024
By Allie Heninger
Portraits by Lauren Ann Pace
While many spousal partners may choose to keep business and family separate, such is not the case for the duo behind Alliston Equestrian. From riding and coaching to winning the American Eventing … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'
Natalie Dean: Riding to Represent
Sunday, March 17 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Natalie Dean has always felt like she was playing catch up in the equestrian world compared to her peers. Although she fell in love with horses the first time she put her foot … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'
Augusta Iwasaki: Thankful for Her Horse Life
Wednesday, March 13 2024
By Laura Scaletti
Portraits by Kristie Scholten
Augusta Iwasaki may have ridden a string of “Small” horses and ponies for her family’s Makoto Farms growing up, but there’s nothing small about her success in the show world. From USEF Pony … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'
Alexandra Crown: Returning to the Upper Levels After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Sunday, March 10 2024
By Jessica Grutkowski
Portraits by Shawna Whitty
On the heels of her jumping CSI1* classes all over Europe last year, 28-year-old Alexandra Crown has a bright future. Like many talented athletes, Alex is incredibly disciplined, resilient and focused; but her … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature, Sidelines Spotlight, What's Happenin'